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MPX5103331: Scenes around the farmhouse which narrowly missed being completely demolished when the Caravelle jet crashed near the village of Fernhurst, Sussex. The aircraft ploughed a trough of devastation over about 400 yards across farmland and woods. Sheep lay slaughtered where the aircraft ploughed across a field which is charred from the burst kerosene fuel tanks, November 1967 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5103337: It was announced today that Cockney actress Barbara Windsor is to play the part of Marie Lloyd in a musical called "Sing a Rude Song". Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees, who is 20, will be playing her third husband, a jockey who won the 1910 Derby. The musical will open at the Greenwich Theatre in February. Maurice will have to shave off his beard and have a drastic haircut and take dancing lessons. January 1970 / Bridgeman Images